Interfax, Russia
Dec 30 2010
Baku prepared to cooperate with new U.S. ambassador
BAKU. Dec 30
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry welcomes the appointment of Matthew
Bryza as the new U.S. Ambassador to Baku and expresses the readiness
for cooperation, the ministry spokesman told Interfax.
“We are ready for cooperation with the new ambassador and wish him a
successful mission,” he said.
Azerbaijan approved of the appointment a long time ago, he said.
The White House website posted the appointment announcement.
Not only ago, Bryza was the U.S. Cochairman of the OSCE Minsk Group
settling the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
The position of the U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan had been vacant
since summer 2009 when the term of office of the previous ambassador,
Ann Derse expired.
From: A. Papazian